Paper Mario: Color Splash (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Paper Mario: Color Splash" in English language version.

Last modified: 22:36:34, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

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11030web.archive.org

1^st place

143gameinformer.com

523^rd place

349^th place

141gamesradar.com

378^th place

265^th place

113usgamer.net

2,795^th place

1,761^st place

101venturebeat.com

831^st place

553^rd place

101gamespot.com

115^th place

92^nd place

94nintendolife.com

799^th place

465^th place

71ign.com

48^th place

38^th place

71giantbomb.com

3,185^th place

2,451^st place

62polygon.com

215^th place

150^th place

32techradar.com

1,513^th place

964^th place

31nintendo.com

1,357^th place

1,183^rd place

22siliconera.com

1,015^th place

597^th place

21metacritic.com

51^st place

44^th place

21opencritic.com

2,820^th place

1,795^th place

21gematsu.com

624^th place

370^th place

11famitsu.com

400^th place

647^th place

11resetera.com

low place

11billboard.com

20^th place

13^th place

11newspapers.com

24^th place

12^th place

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

"Kids' Choice Awards 2017: The Winners List". Billboard. March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

famitsu.com (Global: 400^th place; English: 647^th place)

"Paper Mario Color Splash". Famitsu (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

gameinformer.com (Global: 523^rd place; English: 349^th place)

Reeves, Ben (December 28, 2016). "Afterwords – Paper Mario: Color Splash". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
Reeves, Ben (December 28, 2016). "Afterwords – Paper Mario: Color Splash". Game Informer. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
Reeves, Ben (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash – Coloring Inside The Lines". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

Concepcion, Miguel (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review – GameSpot". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

gamesradar.com (Global: 378^th place; English: 265^th place)

Jones, Alex (October 7, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review: "Every Niggling Issue Is Followed By A Moment Of Grin-Inducing Silliness"". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

gematsu.com (Global: 624^th place; English: 370^th place)

Romano, Sal (October 11, 2016). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1454". Gematsu. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.

giantbomb.com (Global: 3,185^th place; English: 2,451^st place)

Ryckert, Dan (October 14, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

Schwartz, Terry (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review". IGN. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

metacritic.com (Global: 51^st place; English: 44^th place)

"Paper Mario: Color Splash Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

newspapers.com (Global: 24^th place; English: 12^th place)

Hidalgo, Jason (October 16, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 17. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

nintendo.com (Global: 1,357^th place; English: 1,183^rd place)

papermario.nintendo.com

"How To Play". Nintendo. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

nintendolife.com (Global: 799^th place; English: 465^th place)

McMahon, Conor (October 22, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
Vogel, Mitch (July 6, 2016). "Nintendo Producer Highlights How Paper Mario: Color Splash Improves on Sticker Star". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
Whitehead, Thomas (September 23, 2016). "Some Grab Paper Mario: Color Splash Early in North America Due to Preload eShop Error". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
Whitehead, Thomas (October 19, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Makes Modest Japanese Chart Debut". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

opencritic.com (Global: 2,820^th place; English: 1,795^th place)

"Paper Mario: Color Splash". OpenCritic. Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved October 24, 2025.

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

McCarthy, Caty (October 14, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review". Polygon. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
Alexander, Julia (September 23, 2016). "Report: Paper Mario: Color Splash leaks in full two weeks ahead of release". Polygon. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

resetera.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Media Create Sales: CY 2017 (2017 Jan 02 - 2017 Dec 31) [new+used]". September 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

siliconera.com (Global: 1,015^th place; English: 597^th place)

"Paper Mario: Color Splash's Producer Says The Game Will Focus More On Its Puzzle-Solving Element". Siliconera. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
Sato (November 9, 2016). "This Week In Sales: Kamehamehas, 360 No Scopes, And A Side Of Alchemy". Siliconera. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

techradar.com (Global: 1,513^th place; English: 964^th place)

Pino, Nick (March 3, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash has been around 30 minutes and people already hate it". TechRadar. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
Gray, Kate (March 12, 2016). "My Hopes And Fears For Paper Mario Color Splash". TechRadar. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

usgamer.net (Global: 2,795^th place; English: 1,761^st place)

Parish, Jeremy (September 5, 2016). "A Conversation With Paper Mario: Color Splash Producer Risa Tabata". US Gamer. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
Parish, Jeremy (June 20, 2016). "Nintendo Hopes to Keep Paper Mario: Color Splash Interesting Despite Its Limits". US Gamer. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
Parish, Jeremy (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Wii U Review: Flinging Hue, Throwing Shade". US Gamer. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

venturebeat.com (Global: 831^st place; English: 553^rd place)

Scimeca, Dennis (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash is another delightful trip into a bizarre crafty world". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Parish, Jeremy (September 5, 2016). "A Conversation With Paper Mario: Color Splash Producer Risa Tabata". US Gamer. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
"Paper Mario Color Splash". Famitsu (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
Jones, Alex (October 7, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review: "Every Niggling Issue Is Followed By A Moment Of Grin-Inducing Silliness"". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
Schwartz, Terry (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review". IGN. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
"How To Play". Nintendo. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
Scimeca, Dennis (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash is another delightful trip into a bizarre crafty world". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
Totilo, Stephen (July 6, 2016). "The Paper Mario Game Not Everyone Wants". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
McMahon, Conor (October 22, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
McCarthy, Caty (October 14, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review". Polygon. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
Vogel, Mitch (July 6, 2016). "Nintendo Producer Highlights How Paper Mario: Color Splash Improves on Sticker Star". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
Reeves, Ben (December 28, 2016). "Afterwords – Paper Mario: Color Splash". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
Reeves, Ben (December 28, 2016). "Afterwords – Paper Mario: Color Splash". Game Informer. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
Parish, Jeremy (June 20, 2016). "Nintendo Hopes to Keep Paper Mario: Color Splash Interesting Despite Its Limits". US Gamer. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
"Paper Mario: Color Splash's Producer Says The Game Will Focus More On Its Puzzle-Solving Element". Siliconera. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
Pino, Nick (March 3, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash has been around 30 minutes and people already hate it". TechRadar. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
Gray, Kate (March 12, 2016). "My Hopes And Fears For Paper Mario Color Splash". TechRadar. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
Alexander, Julia (September 23, 2016). "Report: Paper Mario: Color Splash leaks in full two weeks ahead of release". Polygon. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
Whitehead, Thomas (September 23, 2016). "Some Grab Paper Mario: Color Splash Early in North America Due to Preload eShop Error". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
Whitehead, Thomas (October 19, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Makes Modest Japanese Chart Debut". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
Sato (November 9, 2016). "This Week In Sales: Kamehamehas, 360 No Scopes, And A Side Of Alchemy". Siliconera. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
"Media Create Sales: CY 2017 (2017 Jan 02 - 2017 Dec 31) [new+used]". September 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
"Paper Mario: Color Splash Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
"Paper Mario: Color Splash". OpenCritic. Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
Romano, Sal (October 11, 2016). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1454". Gematsu. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
Reeves, Ben (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash – Coloring Inside The Lines". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
Concepcion, Miguel (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review – GameSpot". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
Ryckert, Dan (October 14, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Review". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
Parish, Jeremy (October 5, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash Wii U Review: Flinging Hue, Throwing Shade". US Gamer. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
"Kids' Choice Awards 2017: The Winners List". Billboard. March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
Hidalgo, Jason (October 16, 2016). "Paper Mario: Color Splash". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 17. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

Paper Mario: Color Splash (English Wikipedia)

billboard.com (Global: 20th place; English: 13th place)

famitsu.com (Global: 400th place; English: 647th place)

gameinformer.com (Global: 523rd place; English: 349th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 115th place; English: 92nd place)

gamesradar.com (Global: 378th place; English: 265th place)

gematsu.com (Global: 624th place; English: 370th place)

giantbomb.com (Global: 3,185th place; English: 2,451st place)

ign.com (Global: 48th place; English: 38th place)

metacritic.com (Global: 51st place; English: 44th place)

newspapers.com (Global: 24th place; English: 12th place)

nintendo.com (Global: 1,357th place; English: 1,183rd place)